Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Your stepdad’s in Intensive,horizontal, hooked to tubes.He won’teven know we’re there.But we set out anyway, past the neighbors’bay gelding pacing his paddock –horse that’s never known a halter, neverbeen led out into fresh green morning. Forgottensteed. He whinnies, pricks his ears,listens to the herd in free pasture down the hill.His hooves have churned bare soil to mud.He does a one-horse dance against his fence.This first Saturday in May – Derby day,a fleet field of colts and fillies –but there’s no chance the hospital will be tunedto paddock-parade at the Downs.I need to see horses running. Look at thissolitary gelding. Snuffle against his muzzle.Slip onto his back. Muscles slack – let’s kick.Remember how to lip-flick a latch –the gate hangs open on its hinge.May means spring.- Taylor GrahamPlacerville, CA USApoetspiper@att.net

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Goats give the lowest fat milk to drink and eatprocessed into white acrid cylinders,they may take all sorts of shapes such assmoked stones, ash powered dungs.A sharp knife slices a roll of cheese,a white, creamy patch keeps stuck on its blade.I lick it carefullymy craving tongue avoids the cutof the metal carving tool in my hand.With my fingers I pick up the slice:a thin white washer pure as snow,I could bleat as I eat this tiny titbitbut I hum and I my tongue spits salivaoutside my mouth, on the verge of my lips.

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